Alexandra has been nominated by her coach, Dani Marland. After a successful summer of performances at u20 Nationals, Legions and Provincials (National Champion u20 4x400m, u18 400mH Provincial Champion and […]
Nominated by Coach Travis Cummings, Kayley Torrie of Cochrane Endurance Project is this week’s GRIT Athlete of the Week! Kayley won the ASAA Provincial XC Championships for Junior Girls in […]
Nominated by her coach, Danny Rodrup, Maddie demonstrates grit by enduring life’s hurdles and multiple sports, staying dedicated and humble while achieving big goals. Coach Rodrup says Maddie is “always […]
Gabby was nominated by her coach, Joanna Cooper. Gabby is an outstanding athlete who works hard and supports her teammates. Gabby overcame injury last fall without missing a beat. She […]
Ryder started track in June as a 16 year old. From never running track he ended up with a great season. Ryder won high school provincials in 400/800. Then he […]
World champion, Marco Arop, is an incredible athlete and extraordinary member of our sport’s community. Having moved from Sudan to Edmonton as a young child, Marco was scouted while playing […]
Olympian, Calgary Marathon founder, and builder of our sport, Doug Kyle, has passed away. He was 91. Christine Laverty, board member and coach with Caltaf, shared her memorial to Doug […]
Athletics Alberta is thrilled and honoured to announce our new partner, Alberta Ram Dealers. This partnership offers our Association use of a fully-loaded Ram truck to bring our programming across […]
Following consultation with our board of directors, Dr. Linda Blade has stepped down from her position as president of Athletics Alberta effective immediately. Linda had served as president of the […]
Warm congratulations to Cochrane Endurance Coach, Travis Cummings, on receiving the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal! Much deserved!! “Travis Cummings, Cochrane: As a school teacher and athletic coach, he has made […]
Warm congratulations to Philippa Fairbairn. Philippa was honoured for decades of commitment to our sport and officiating with the Queen’s Jubilee medal. Philippa (born in 1938) is easily one of […]
